Quilting-frame



W. F. GAGE.

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'1,380.3202. Patented May 31, 1921.

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`N'AIITIER F. GAGE, OF SMITH, NEVABA.

QUILTINGr-FRAME.

Application filed May 6, 1919. Serial No. 295,041.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that l, WALTER F. GAGE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Smith, in the county of Lyon and State of Nevada, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Quilting-Frames, ofwhich the following is a speciiication.

rihis invention has for its object to provide an improved frameembodying such novel features of construction as will permit thedimensions of the frame to be varied to accommodate it for use inconnection with quilts of different sizes.

Another object is the provision of a quilting frame having a bindingalong the corner edges of the supporting members to which the materialof the quilt or other object may be pinned or otherwise secured.

l/Vith these and other objects in view as will appear as the descriptionproceeds the invention comprises the novel vfeatures of construction,accompanied by elements and arrangement of parts which rwill be morefully described in the following specification and set forth withparticularity in the claims appended hereto.

Figure 1 represents a plan view of the improved frame,

Fig. 2 represents a vertical sectional view on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1,and,

Fig. 3 represents a perspective view of one of the leg attaching membersof the frame detached.

Referring to the drawing in detail, wherein similar reference numeralsdesignate corresponding parts throughout the several views the numerals5 indicate a pair of companion side members which may be constructed ofwood or other suitable material and are formed at correspondingintervals with transverse recesses 6 adapted to be received within therecess portions 7 of the end members 8 whereby the side and end membersare interloclied in adjusted position. As will be understood, thedistance between the end members 8 may be varied, as desired, byengaging said members with the proper recesses 6 in the side members 5and likewise the relative position of the side members may be varied byengaging1 them in the proper recesses 7 in the end members 8.

A pair of substantially U-shaped com,- panion leg attaching plates 9 and11 is secured to the underside and adjacent each end of the members 5 byrivets or suitable fastening devices passed through registeringapertures 13 formed on the facially abutting web portions of the platesand the terminals of the plates or attaching' members are directedangularly in spaced parallel relation as indicated at 10 and 12, theterminals being spaced an adequate distance apart to accommodate thereduced terminals 15 of the inclined supporting legs 1li and the latteraredetachably and pivotally supported in the attaching members by wingedbolts 16.

The inner edges of the side and end members 5 and 8 are bound by a stripof fabric 17 secured in posit-ion by headed fasteners 18 andconstituting adequate anchoring means for pins or other penetratingelements capable of securing the quilt or other object in position uponthe frame.

in the foregoing it is evident that I have provided a quilting frame,which, when not in use, may be disassembled and stored in acomparatively small space, owing t0 the compact manner in which theparts may be grouped subsequent to detachment. in use, the legs 141 aresecured in position by the screws 16 and the quilt or other work issecured in position by inserting pins through the edges of the materialand through the fabric binding strips 17, proper adjustment of the sideand end members being had by engaging them in appropriate recesses inthe respective members.

TWhat I claim is:

1. A quilting frame including an adjustable frame structure, legsupporting members carried by the frame structure, said leg supportingmembers including substantially U-shaped plates having web portions ofdifferent lengths arranged one above the other and in facial abutment,said web portions being provided with registering openings, meanspassing through said openings and engaged in the frame structure formaintaining the leg supporting members in position thereon, the angularextremities of the lower plate being arranged in spaced relation to theangular extremities of the upper plate to provide spaces therebetween,inclined legs having the upper terminals coniined between the spacedangular extremities of the plates, and means to clamp said legs inposition between said angular eX- tremities.

2. A quilting frame including an adjustable frame structure, legsupporting members carried by the frame structure, said leg supportingmembers including substantially U-shaped plates having Web portions ofdifferent lengths arranged one above the other in facial abutment andprovided With registering openings, means passing through saidregistering openings and engaging the trame structure. to rigidly securethe leg supporting members in position, the angular extremities of thelower U-shaped plate being disposed in spaced relation to the angularextremities of the upper plate, in-

clined legs received in the spaces between the extremities of theplates, a pivotingl member extending through the spaced extremities ofthe plates and the leg for pivotally mounting the latter, and means todraw said angular extremities of the plates together to clamp the legsin adjusted position.

In testimony whereof, I aiix my signature hereto.

WALTER F. GAGE.

